Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 7: Transcendental Functions - Section 7.7 - Hyperbolic Functions - Exercises 7.7 - Page 430: 12

Answer

$1$

Work Step by Step

Use hyperbolic functions formula as follows: $ \cosh x= \dfrac{e^x+e^{-x}}{2}$ and $ \sinh x= \dfrac{e^x-e^{-x}}{2}$ Need to solve:$\cosh^2 x-\sinh^2x$ This implies: $\cosh^2 x-\sinh^2x=(\cosh x -\sinh x) (\cosh x +\sinh x)=[(\dfrac{e^x+e^{-x}}{2})-(\dfrac{e^x-e^{-x}}{2})][(\dfrac{e^x+e^{-x}}{2})-(\dfrac{e^x-e^{-x}}{2})]=(e^x) \cdot (e^{-x})=e^{x-x}=e^{0}$ Hence, $\cosh^2 x-\sinh^2x=1$
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